u/Powerful-Command

I’m a professional teacher with five years of experience in my home country, so I’m genuinely surprised by how much I’m struggling in the eikawa setting. I’ve only been here for a month, but I’m already starting to doubt my own teaching abilities because I’m not performing well.

I feel like I have to be 'on' all the time, almost like a performer, constantly worrying about what game we’re going to play next. It’s also a strange feeling to be judged and critiqued on my 'engagement' by supervisors who aren't even educators themselves. I suppose part of that is just my ego talking, but it's a difficult adjustment.

Has anyone else had this experience?